THE wholesale promotion of 873 senior civil bureaucrats for no apparent reason is a bewildering move of the government.

“Jamaat-BNP men are killers. Khaleda Zia is a murderer. These killers will not be given any chance to take to the streets [to carry out

One of the two Bangladeshi returnees who were abducted by unidentified terrorists in Libya talks to The Daily Star about their ordeal.

The education ministry yesterday issued a circular making swimming training and practice compulsory for the students of higher

The education ministry yesterday issued a circular making swimming training and practice compulsory for the students of higher

A discussion on a book titled "Foundation of Human Communication" written by Assistant Professor Sheikh Shafiul Islam and Associate

Anzuman Ara Begum; wife of Kazi Shamsul Huda, former forest officer; died on Monday midnight. She was 81.

Anzuman Ara Begum; wife of Kazi Shamsul Huda, former forest officer; died on Monday midnight. She was 81.

Today is the 44th death anniversary of four martyrs of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Dr Shamsuddin Ahmed, Dr Shyamol Kanti,

A preliminary report made public by the World Health Organisation (WHO) paints a bleak picture where 2 million people die of food-borne diseases globally.

CHITTAGONG city, our second most important city, was practically flooded again after only an hour and a half of downpour on Monday.

THE bilateral trade agreement that has existed between Bangladesh and India since March 28, 1972...

The Editors' Council has expressed grave concern over the rising incidents of oppression and harassment of the district correspondents

The admission tests of first year honours courses of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) under 2014-15 sessions have been

Today is the 2nd death anniversary of Quazi Saad, an IT specialist. He died in a road accident.

WE are aghast by the shameful display of indifference to public suffering that Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan and his supporters had shown day before yesterday by bringing out a one-kilometre-long march, creating hours of gridlock across the capital.

KHALEDA Zia's bail and the opening of the BNP's central office in Nayapaltan by law enforcers have brought in a sense of relief for the people of this country.

Fazlur Rahman Sultan, a former BNP lawmaker from Mymensingh-10 constituency, died of a cardiac arrest at a Dhaka hospital early

Saturday's road crash in Moghbazar intersection happened when a reckless bus driver went over a poorly repaired trench on the street, lost control and hit three construction workers, killing two of them and seriously injuring another.

Under a scheme called the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS), the government plans to bring 3.57 crore of the poorest and most vulnerable citizens under social safety nets.